Sep 25 2008
~ Cool Trivia ~
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
Yes, it’s a real word.
It is the longest word in the Webster’s dictionary.
45 letters!! Interesting huh!
By the way,
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
is a disease of the lungs caused by inhaling
very fine irritant particles.
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In the 1400’s a law was set forth that a man
was not allowed to beat his wife with a stick
no thicker than his thumb.
Hence we have ”the rule of thumb”.
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Many years ago in Scotland, a new game was invented.
It was ruled ”Gentlemen Only…Ladies Forbidden”.
thus the word GOLF entered into the English language.
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The first couple to be shown in bed together
on prime time TV was Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
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Every day more money is printed for Monopoly
than the US Treasury.
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Men can read smaller print than women can;
women can hear better.
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Coca-Cola was originally green.
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It is impossible to lick your elbow.
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The average number people airborne
over the US any given hour: 61,000.
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Intelligent people have more zinc and copper
in their hair.
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The first novel ever written on a typewriter:
Tom Sawyer.
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Each king in a deck of playing cards
represents a great king in history:
Spades - King David
Hearts - Charlemagne
Clubs - Alexander, the Great
Diamonds - Julius Caesar
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111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
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If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has
both front legs in the air, the person died in battle.
If the horse has one front leg in the air the person
died as a result of wounds received in battle.
If the horse has all four legs on the ground,
the person died of natural causes.
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If you were to spell out numbers,
how far would you have to go until you would
find the letter ”A”?
One thousand
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What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers
and laser printers all have in common?
All invented by women.
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What is the only food that doesn’t spoil?
Honey
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In Shakespeare’s time,
mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes.
When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened,
making the bed firmer to sleep on.
Hence the phrase…”goodnight, sleep tight.”
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It was the accepted practice in Babylon
4,000 years ago
that for a month after the wedding,
the bride’s father would supply his son-in-law with all the
mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer,
and because their calendar was lunar based,
this period was called the honey month,
which we know today as the honeymoon.
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In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts.
So in old England, when customers got unruly,
the bartender would yell at them,
“Mind your pints and quarts, and settle down.”
Hence the phrase, “mind your P’s and Q’s.”
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Many years ago in England, pub frequenters
had a whistle baked into the rim, or handle,
of their ceramic cups.
When they needed a refill,
they used the whistle to get some service.
“Wet your whistle”
is the phrase inspired by this practice.
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Don’t think the paragraph below is a type-o
just because it looks weird.
Believe it or not, you can read it…
I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd
waht I was rdgnieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan
mnid aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy,
it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod
are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist andlsat
ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be ataotl mses
and you can sitll raed it wouth it a porbelm.
Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not
raed ervey lteter by istlef,
but the wrod as a wlohe.
Amzanig huh?
~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~
At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow :)
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